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The One Legged by Sakyajit Bhattacharya
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Sakyajit Bhattacharya’s The One Legged: A Contemporary Indian Gothic and the Uncanny of Loss

Anannya Nath reviews The One Legged by Sakyajit Bhattacharya, translated from Bangla by Rituparna Mukherjee (published by Red Herring, The Antonym Collections, 2023). The trees

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Anannya Nath October 15, 2024
Oblivion and Other Stories by Gopinath Mohanty
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Exploring Themes of Poverty and Politics in Gopinath Mohanty’s Oblivion and Other Stories

Srujani Mishra reviews Oblivion and Other Stories by Gopinath Mohanty, translated by Sudeshna Mohanty and Sudhanshu Mohanty (published by Penguin Ebury Press, 2023). Oblivion and

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Srujani Mishra October 14, 2024
Khilega To Dekhenge/ Once It Flowers by Vinod Kumar Shukla
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Khilega To Dekhenge/ Once It Flowers by Vinod Kumar Shukla: A Summary of Our Third Book Club Meeting

The Purple Pencil Project started its first book club in July, aimed at reading through the books of one Indian author chronologically. This aim is

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Amritesh Mukherjee October 9, 2024
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How At Home in Two Worlds by Maria Aurora Couto Sheds Light on Goa’s Cosmopolitan Legacy

Zenith Denis reviews At Home in Two Worlds: Essays on Goa by Maria Aurora Couto (published by Speaking Tiger, 2024). Goa has borders, but in

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Zenith Denis October 6, 2024
विनोद कुमार शुक्ल द्वारा लिखित नौकर की कमीज (Vinod Kumar Shukla's The Servant's Shirt)
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नौकर की कमीज (The Servant’s Shirt) by विनोद कुमार शुक्ल: The Art of Observing in a World of Distractions

Amritesh Mukherjee reviews नौकर की कमीज (The Servant’s Shirt) by विनोद कुमार शुक्ल (published by Rajkamal Prakashan, 2006). Before entering this baffling, mesmerising, stagnant, volatile

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Amritesh Mukherjee October 6, 2024
Court Martial and Other Plays by Swadesh Deepak
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Court Martial and Other Plays by Swadesh Deepak: Caste, Class, and the Struggle for Justice

Anshika Jain reviews Court Martial and Other Plays by Swadesh Deepak, translated from Hindi by Jerry Pinto, Pratik Kanjilal and Nirupama Dutt (published by Speaking

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Anshika Jain October 5, 2024

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